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Cowser went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a stolen base during Tuesday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Red Sox.

Cowser had to shake off a bit of rust after returning from the 7-day concussion IL on Sunday, going 1-for-10 with four strikeouts in his first two games back. He reached safely three times Tuesday, notching a double and a pair of walks with no strikeouts. The outfielder is striking out at a career-worst 31.7 percent clip in 2025, and he's slashing .210/.278/.390 with nine homers and seven stolen bases across 230 plate appearances.

Sugano didn't factor into the decision Tuesday against Boston, allowing one unearned run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts over five innings.

Sugano hasn't allowed more than one run in four of his last five starts, and he hasn't taken a loss since July 2. Limiting power has been critical to Sugano's recent success, as he's allowed just one home run over his last five starts after yielding 20 long balls in his previous 19 outings. The 35-year-old rookie has a 3.97 ERA and 85:32 K:BB across 131.1 innings this season. He's slated for a rematch with the Red Sox early next week.

Buehler didn't factor into the decision Tuesday against Baltimore, allowing two runs on four hits and four walks across four innings. He struck out four.

Buehler has struggled to locate pitches this season, and those issues have been exaggerated recently. He has more walks than strikeouts across his last five starts, and he's posted a 4.32 ERA along with a 15:18 K:BB across 25 innings during that stretch. Buehler hasn't struck out more than four batters in 11 consecutive outings. He's tentatively scheduled to face the Orioles early next week.

Hiraldo blew the save in Tuesday's extra-innings win against Boston, allowing two runs on one hit and four walks with two strikeouts across one inning.

Hiraldo walked the leadoff batter in the bottom of the ninth inning and allowed Nathaniel Lowe to hit a game-tying two-run home run with no outs. While Hiraldo responded by striking out back-to-back hitters, he then walked three straight to load the bases before getting Trevor Story to ground into a fielder's choice. Baltimore is searching for a trustworthy closer to finish out the 2025 campaign, as Felix Bautista (shoulder) won't be back until 2026. Hiraldo located just 12 of his 34 pitches for strikes.

Martin picked up the save during Tuesday's extra-innings win against the Red Sox, pitching a perfect 11th inning.

Martin was the sixth Orioles reliever to pitch in the contest, but an RBI groundout by Samuel Basallo in the top of the 11th frame opened up a save chance for the 29-year-old pitcher. Baltimore's closing job appears to be wide open without Felix Bautista (shoulder), who's out for the season. Keegan Akin has blown his last two save chances and pitched the sixth and seventh innings Tuesday, Yaramil Hiraldo blew a save Tuesday and both Dietrich Enns and Yennier Cano have been shaky lately. Outside of a six-run outing against Philadelphia on Aug. 4, Martin has a 1.54 ERA and 15:5 K:BB across 11.2 innings, which could be enough to earn save chances in the closing weeks of the regular season.

The Angels outrighted Brogdon to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday.

Brogdon has the ability to decline the outright assignment and elect free agency if he wants, but it's unclear what his plans are. The righty reliever posted a 5.30 ERA and 33:16 K:BB over 37.1 innings for the Angels before exiting the 40-man roster.

Scherzer (2-4) got the win Tuesday over the Pirates, allowing one run on four hits and three walks while striking out four in six innings.

Scherzer's control was a little shaky, as he issued three walks for the second time in his past three outings, but he was able to limit the damage in crucial situations. Tuesday's outing was a fifth straight quality start for Scherzer, though he hasn't topped five strikeouts since he punched out 11 on July 27. During his streak of quality starts, Scherzer has posted a 2.25 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 28:7 K:BB in 32 innings. He lines up for a home start versus Minnesota to open up next week.

Lowe started at designated hitter and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 extra-innings loss to Baltimore.

Lowe endeared himself to the Fenway Faithful by launching a game-tying, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to set up extra innings. The heroism, however, was short-lived, as the Red Sox subsequently failed to produce a run on bases-loaded situations later in the ninth, and then again in the 10th. In total, the Red Sox were 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position. Lowe's served as a pinch hitter and DH since being added to the roster Monday. Eventually, he's expected to become the primary first baseman against right-handers.

Straw went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, two steals and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.

Straw is now up to 11 steals for the season and he has six hits in his last three games, with three of those knocks going for extra bases. Straw's .263 average and .675 OPS are both his best marks since he played a career-high 158 games in 2021, but there's not a clear path to playing time with Daulton Varsho and now George Springer back in the fold in the outfield.

Kirk went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and one additional RBI in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.

Kirk continued his power-hitting ways Tuesday with his third home run in his last four games after he hadn't left the yard previously since June 19. Kirk has driven in eight runs over his mini power surge and has reached double-digit long balls for the second time in his career. The 26-year-old backstop is slashing .296/.355/.416 with 56 RBI, 33 runs, a steal and a 34:40 BB:K in 397 plate appearances this season.